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The fourth season of Desperate Housewives, an American television series created by Marc Cherry, premiered on September 30, 2007 on ABC. Filming for the series was interrupted by the 2007-2008 Writers Guild of America strike in November 2007, after production on the two-episode tornado storyline wrapped. The first part, "Something's Coming", aired on December 2, 2007.〔(Tornado to Bring Death to "Housewives" Sunday--Marc Cherry interview )〕 "Welcome to Kanagawa", the second part and the last episode filmed before the strike, was originally going to be aired after the strike's resolution,〔 but aired on January 6, 2008.〔("Housewives" Back Next Month ), ''New York Post'', December 19, 2007〕 Seven additional episodes were produced for the fourth season after the strike, the first of which aired on April 13, 2008. The final two episodes served as a two-part finale and were aired consecutively on May 18, 2008. A total of 17 episodes aired as part of the season, with one recap special airing on September 23, 2007. The series continues to focus on Wisteria Lane residents Susan Delfino, Lynette Scavo, Bree Hodge, Gabrielle Solis and Edie Britt, with Mary Alice Young returning as the series' narrator. Katherine Mayfair and her family are introduced in this season and are the center of the season's mystery. Critical reception for the season was positive, and ratings increased from the third season. The series drew in an average of 17.9 million viewers per episode during the 2007-08 American television season, becoming the sixth most-watched program of the year and the most-watched scripted program for the first time. The series was released on a five-disc DVD box set by ABC Studios on September 2, 2008 in Region 1,〔 Amazon.com〕 October 29, 2008 in Region 4, November 3, 2008 in Region 2, and March 17, 2009 in Region 5.〔 Empik〕 ==Production== Joe Keenan, one of the three executive producers during the third season, as well as writer of the critically acclaimed season episode "Bang", did not return for season four as executive producer, but as consulting producer.〔Schneider, Michael & Adalian, Josef: (Keenan not 'Desperate' any more ), ''Variety Magazine'', March 29, 2007〕 Replacing Keenan, and joining Marc Cherry and George W. Perkins as executive producers, is season three writer and co-executive producer Bob Daily, whose previous work include sitcoms ''Frasier'' and ''Out of Practice'', as well as cartoon series ''Rugrats''. Keenan will serve as Cherry's second-in-command for the next two years. Also joining as executives producers are writers and former co-executive producers John Pardee and Joey Murphy who have been on the show since its first season.〔(Development Update: Week of June 11-15 )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Desperate Housewives (season 4)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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